Tv Notes

March 18, 2009|By Los Angeles Times

Series

Lie to Me:: Lightman (Tim Roth) is hired by an old friend to sniff out a corporate spy at a pharmaceutical company. (8 p.m., WBFF-Channel 45)

Better Off Ted: : In the premiere of this new comedy, nice guy Ted (Jay Harrington) is ordered to persuade a brilliant research scientist to be cryogenically frozen as part of an experiment. (8:30 p.m., WMAR-Channel 2)

American Idol: : Randy Travis and Carrie Underwood perform, and a contestant is sent home. (9 p.m., WBFF-Channel 45)

Global Warming: The New Challenge With Tom Brokaw: : This new special documents how scientific, technological and economic concepts could have an impact on reversing Earth's warming. (10 p.m., Discovery)